North Devon, in numbers

Average home prices reached £283,000 in North Devon.

North Devon local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

North Devon is building a council housing programme alongside improvements to its town centres. The first partnership homes are available in Barnstaple, work has begun on vacant buildings in Ilfracombe, and a community woodland purchase has been approved. A renewed building or approved purchase needs to be followed through to long-term public use.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

North Devon local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £50,307 in August 1996; £282,633 in July 2026. 461.8% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £47,000 to £283,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £7,000 less per home (2.4% lower).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — North Devon local authority area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	46,537
February 1995	49,290
March 1995	47,987
April 1995	49,642
May 1995	48,568
June 1995	50,807
July 1995	51,612
August 1995	51,549
September 1995	51,379
October 1995	50,007
November 1995	49,430
December 1995	47,143
January 1996	47,617
February 1996	47,582
March 1996	49,828
April 1996	48,866
May 1996	50,301
June 1996	49,363
July 1996	50,586
August 1996	50,307
September 1996	50,238
October 1996	50,932
November 1996	51,622
December 1996	51,821
January 1997	51,739
February 1997	51,759
March 1997	54,377
April 1997	53,860
May 1997	55,068
June 1997	54,410
July 1997	56,531
August 1997	57,084
September 1997	57,895
October 1997	57,817
November 1997	59,134
December 1997	59,635
January 1998	59,515
February 1998	59,930
March 1998	58,509
April 1998	59,799
May 1998	59,060
June 1998	61,941
July 1998	61,224
August 1998	62,131
September 1998	61,135
October 1998	63,154
November 1998	63,663
December 1998	64,757
January 1999	63,538
February 1999	63,074
March 1999	64,279
April 1999	64,664
May 1999	66,895
June 1999	66,489
July 1999	67,395
August 1999	65,259
September 1999	68,014
October 1999	70,574
November 1999	73,331
December 1999	71,729
January 2000	69,486
February 2000	69,354
March 2000	71,971
April 2000	74,699
May 2000	78,043
June 2000	80,308
July 2000	84,022
August 2000	83,299
September 2000	83,074
October 2000	80,224
November 2000	82,349
December 2000	81,839
January 2001	83,433
February 2001	81,617
March 2001	84,641
April 2001	87,838
May 2001	92,478
June 2001	91,677
July 2001	92,616
August 2001	93,577
September 2001	95,033
October 2001	94,662
November 2001	95,063
December 2001	96,640
January 2002	96,098
February 2002	96,908
March 2002	100,921
April 2002	104,478
May 2002	109,168
June 2002	110,239
July 2002	112,026
August 2002	115,151
September 2002	120,369
October 2002	125,261
November 2002	126,483
December 2002	127,913
January 2003	129,979
February 2003	130,066
March 2003	127,966
April 2003	129,281
May 2003	132,467
June 2003	138,447
July 2003	139,583
August 2003	142,809
September 2003	139,549
October 2003	143,133
November 2003	143,707
December 2003	152,978
January 2004	156,010
February 2004	158,130
March 2004	156,240
April 2004	160,820
May 2004	163,773
June 2004	167,346
July 2004	169,332
August 2004	176,374
September 2004	178,155
October 2004	175,590
November 2004	172,681
December 2004	179,566
January 2005	185,276
February 2005	187,449
March 2005	184,370
April 2005	179,790
May 2005	179,959
June 2005	177,139
July 2005	177,614
August 2005	178,856
September 2005	181,494
October 2005	183,110
November 2005	182,566
December 2005	181,418
January 2006	186,069
February 2006	185,089
March 2006	187,685
April 2006	187,542
May 2006	183,231
June 2006	183,835
July 2006	183,923
August 2006	193,772
September 2006	195,032
October 2006	193,073
November 2006	189,479
December 2006	187,283
January 2007	186,370
February 2007	190,831
March 2007	193,782
April 2007	198,381
May 2007	201,783
June 2007	201,622
July 2007	205,790
August 2007	204,177
September 2007	207,387
October 2007	210,588
November 2007	209,133
December 2007	206,557
January 2008	201,899
February 2008	198,284
March 2008	200,129
April 2008	199,096
May 2008	204,276
June 2008	202,971
July 2008	202,548
August 2008	195,564
September 2008	193,247
October 2008	183,448
November 2008	175,977
December 2008	178,781
January 2009	179,239
February 2009	180,608
March 2009	169,258
April 2009	168,798
May 2009	168,386
June 2009	174,718
July 2009	177,298
August 2009	179,603
September 2009	178,247
October 2009	182,927
November 2009	185,855
December 2009	187,799
January 2010	188,587
February 2010	191,899
March 2010	186,999
April 2010	185,045
May 2010	181,294
June 2010	187,695
July 2010	186,828
August 2010	191,068
September 2010	188,554
October 2010	189,789
November 2010	190,061
December 2010	191,088
January 2011	190,316
February 2011	187,345
March 2011	183,970
April 2011	182,045
May 2011	177,756
June 2011	176,539
July 2011	178,310
August 2011	188,924
September 2011	194,100
October 2011	195,451
November 2011	191,653
December 2011	192,463
January 2012	188,802
February 2012	183,912
March 2012	183,429
April 2012	188,046
May 2012	189,076
June 2012	190,053
July 2012	188,468
August 2012	192,150
September 2012	190,173
October 2012	186,934
November 2012	182,745
December 2012	179,821
January 2013	179,895
February 2013	179,458
March 2013	183,143
April 2013	182,246
May 2013	182,864
June 2013	176,990
July 2013	177,071
August 2013	179,969
September 2013	184,029
October 2013	185,967
November 2013	186,101
December 2013	190,802
January 2014	193,039
February 2014	192,458
March 2014	188,437
April 2014	192,906
May 2014	194,623
June 2014	197,025
July 2014	194,265
August 2014	196,428
September 2014	200,753
October 2014	203,809
November 2014	206,462
December 2014	200,547
January 2015	198,729
February 2015	195,070
March 2015	200,215
April 2015	201,356
May 2015	204,677
June 2015	207,400
July 2015	211,176
August 2015	212,922
September 2015	208,216
October 2015	209,055
November 2015	208,282
December 2015	209,244
January 2016	210,364
February 2016	207,572
March 2016	213,180
April 2016	206,336
May 2016	206,450
June 2016	202,880
July 2016	210,047
August 2016	212,782
September 2016	215,689
October 2016	214,157
November 2016	213,871
December 2016	213,193
January 2017	210,557
February 2017	208,684
March 2017	208,501
April 2017	211,794
May 2017	215,364
June 2017	217,234
July 2017	220,498
August 2017	225,397
September 2017	226,793
October 2017	228,007
November 2017	222,443
December 2017	219,128
January 2018	213,626
February 2018	216,832
March 2018	218,546
April 2018	211,784
May 2018	207,351
June 2018	204,262
July 2018	209,964
August 2018	214,377
September 2018	227,342
October 2018	232,271
November 2018	234,975
December 2018	226,469
January 2019	232,157
February 2019	232,030
March 2019	235,649
April 2019	230,542
May 2019	233,771
June 2019	233,794
July 2019	235,781
August 2019	236,498
September 2019	239,903
October 2019	241,836
November 2019	239,153
December 2019	236,173
January 2020	235,286
February 2020	235,651
March 2020	238,112
April 2020	235,991
May 2020	233,377
June 2020	227,455
July 2020	227,979
August 2020	237,977
September 2020	248,662
October 2020	256,756
November 2020	254,082
December 2020	251,690
January 2021	249,621
February 2021	247,223
March 2021	247,797
April 2021	254,696
May 2021	256,108
June 2021	261,508
July 2021	252,953
August 2021	256,526
September 2021	258,431
October 2021	267,615
November 2021	273,819
December 2021	278,389
January 2022	279,954
February 2022	285,895
March 2022	284,275
April 2022	285,252
May 2022	282,136
June 2022	286,268
July 2022	291,590
August 2022	305,141
September 2022	308,659
October 2022	311,768
November 2022	305,441
December 2022	301,467
January 2023	294,606
February 2023	289,192
March 2023	291,026
April 2023	294,466
May 2023	294,652
June 2023	298,185
July 2023	300,092
August 2023	305,224
September 2023	309,030
October 2023	309,801
November 2023	300,687
December 2023	287,479
January 2024	277,335
February 2024	275,017
March 2024	274,560
April 2024	278,898
May 2024	286,797
June 2024	286,295
July 2024	285,136
August 2024	282,856
September 2024	290,168
October 2024	290,698
November 2024	289,865
December 2024	285,953
January 2025	284,890
February 2025	291,428
March 2025	291,676
April 2025	285,528
May 2025	276,218
June 2025	282,057
July 2025	289,624
August 2025	292,674
September 2025	288,626
October 2025	290,183
November 2025	292,209
December 2025	290,589
January 2026	286,904
February 2026	278,076
March 2026	278,078
April 2026	279,337
May 2026	279,575
June 2026	281,260
July 2026	282,633

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People living in the area

101,281

Mid-2025 · North Devon local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£283,000

July 2026 · North Devon local authority area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £282,633.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£846

August 2026 · North Devon local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

8.5% to 40.5%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.5% in Fremington to 40.5% in Barnstaple Central — a gap of 32 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Fremington	8.5%	194	2,283
Bickington	14.2%	439	3,088
Roundswell	14.8%	238	1,609
Witheridge	14.8%	154	1,041
Landkey	15.3%	292	1,913
Marwood	15.8%	154	973
Braunton West & Georgeham	16.1%	336	2,093
Bishop's Nympton	16.3%	150	921
Chulmleigh	16.3%	161	987
Braunton East	16.7%	347	2,075
Bratton Fleming	17.6%	174	989
Ilfracombe West	17.9%	346	1,932
Barnstaple with Pilton	18.1%	634	3,510
Mortehoe	19.7%	174	885
Newport	20.1%	433	2,159
Chittlehampton	21%	206	982
South Molton	21.2%	606	2,852
Lynton & Lynmouth	21.5%	202	941
Combe Martin	21.6%	258	1,194
Instow	21.8%	210	964
Barnstaple with Westacott	23.6%	769	3,259
North Molton	24.4%	228	933
Heanton Punchardon	30.7%	307	999
Ilfracombe East	38.3%	1,190	3,111
Barnstaple Central	40.5%	610	1,506

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

3% to 8.3%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3% in Marwood to 8.3% in Barnstaple Central — a gap of 5.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Marwood	3%	74	2,449
Mortehoe	4%	82	2,037
Bishop's Nympton	4.2%	92	2,181
Chittlehampton	4.2%	99	2,338
Braunton West & Georgeham	4.2%	198	4,669
North Molton	4.3%	100	2,326
Lynton & Lynmouth	4.3%	89	2,069
Heanton Punchardon	4.4%	128	2,895
Braunton East	4.7%	229	4,861
Landkey	4.8%	217	4,527
Instow	5%	110	2,191
Witheridge	5.4%	134	2,464
Bickington	5.5%	391	7,055
Fremington	5.6%	292	5,231
Roundswell	5.6%	206	3,659
Barnstaple with Pilton	5.7%	461	8,041
Chulmleigh	5.8%	122	2,108
Bratton Fleming	5.8%	140	2,407
Newport	6.2%	313	5,054
Ilfracombe West	6.2%	278	4,487
Combe Martin	6.3%	167	2,646
Barnstaple with Westacott	7%	514	7,373
South Molton	7.1%	453	6,352
Ilfracombe East	7.8%	511	6,548
Barnstaple Central	8.3%	219	2,639

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People aged 65 or over

14.4% to 32.8%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 14.4% in Heanton Punchardon to 32.8% in Instow — a gap of 18.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 25 of 25 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Heanton Punchardon	14.4%	418	2,896
Barnstaple with Westacott	18.4%	1,358	7,371
Newport	21.1%	1,064	5,054
Barnstaple with Pilton	21.3%	1,716	8,041
Barnstaple Central	22%	579	2,636
Bickington	23%	1,623	7,053
Ilfracombe West	24.4%	1,095	4,487
Ilfracombe East	24.8%	1,627	6,550
North Molton	25%	582	2,326
Landkey	26.7%	1,207	4,529
Bishop's Nympton	27.7%	604	2,182
South Molton	27.9%	1,774	6,350
Bratton Fleming	28.4%	683	2,407
Braunton East	28.5%	1,385	4,860
Marwood	28.5%	699	2,449
Mortehoe	28.7%	585	2,035
Chittlehampton	28.8%	674	2,338
Braunton West & Georgeham	29.1%	1,360	4,671
Witheridge	30.2%	744	2,467
Lynton & Lynmouth	30.7%	636	2,069
Chulmleigh	31%	653	2,106
Roundswell	31%	1,135	3,659
Combe Martin	31.3%	828	2,646
Fremington	32.6%	1,705	5,231
Instow	32.8%	717	2,187

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Make the new council housing partnership work for tenants

Barnstaple homes are available with a named management and repairs partner.

A clear service gives tenants a route to resolve problems.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Replace poor housing with homes people can afford

Ilfracombe’s conversions address vacant buildings and former poor-quality bedsits.

Residents need both a decent building and a sustainable rent.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Shape Slade’s woodland with its neighbours

Land purchase has been authorised for a community woodland.

Residents can help define useful access and ongoing care.

Evidence

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Local work to follow

First homes in Barnstaple; wider district programme

Council homes and housing-management partnership

The council has acquired social-rent homes with management and repairs support from North Devon Homes.

First Barnstaple homes available September 2026 · evidence dated 2026-09-30

Responsible body: North Devon Council and North Devon Homes

What the source says: The initial Barnstaple homes are distinct from future Ilfracombe conversions. Partnership registration is not a count of homes delivered.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Council returns to social housing provision →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Make the new council housing partnership work for tenants →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Ilfracombe High Street and 36–38 Oxford Grove

Ilfracombe Healthy Homes

Vacant town-centre buildings are being converted into affordable homes, retaining commercial space at the former post office.

Works started October 2026 · evidence dated 2026-10-09

Responsible body: North Devon Council

What the source says: The fourteen homes are planned output, not completed homes. Better health is an aim, not an observed result.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Ilfracombe Healthy Homes work begins →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Replace poor housing with homes people can afford →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Slade, Ilfracombe

Slade community woodland

The council has approval to buy land for a future community woodland.

Purchase authorised September 2026; acquisition and planting not confirmed · evidence dated 2026-09-14

Responsible body: North Devon Council

What the source says: Approval permits the next acquisition step. It does not establish ownership or public access.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Slade woodland purchase approval →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Shape Slade’s woodland with its neighbours →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

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What this local evidence covers

25 of 25 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

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4 reviewed plans and projects

4 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected council projects and issues, not a complete council programme. Delivery stages describe the dated source; elapsed planned dates do not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not council commitments, funded promises or deadlines.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

A direct council area and its member districts must not be added together. County wards are district wards, not county electoral divisions.

Sources and calculations are traceable, but this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.